Upon rejection of the ad, Pamela Geller, the executive director
for the American Freedom Defense Initiative, immediately took the
MTA to court, on the grounds that the rejection violated the
first amendment rights of the organization -- and prevailed.

According to the Daily News, the MTA and CBS Outdoor review
all new advertisements, including this one, to ensure they comply
with MTA's advertising policies. While it can't stop the ad from
running, the MTA explicitly states that it does not endorse the
viewpoints of any of Geller's ads or any of the ads the MTA
accepts.

Aaron Donovan, a spokesperson for the MTA, told The
New York Times that"our hands are tied."